June 23, 2016

We buy digestive biscuits regularly even though its costly.Every time I used to see the list of ingredients on the back of pack to try on my own.And I kept searching some good recipes for homemade digestive biscuits aka whole wheat,oats cookies. In Raksha’s school, this year they have strictly restricted store bought cakes, cookies and packed juices for snacks box. Only homemade digestive cookies are allowed. Finally time hath come to try my hands on it.I followed this recipe & I baked an eggless, butter less digestive cookies using whole wheat flour, quick cooking oats and plain milk.For Vegan version, use almond milk instead. Actual recipe had butter in it. But I substituted butter with cooking oil and tried it today.You can call this as oats cookies too.It came out very well, perfect with a crunchy texture. We loved it very much & ate 2-3 cookies without any guilt. Its so easy to make and a good tea time cookies for weight watchers.For kids, you can use butter, add some Choco chips, M&M etc for variations. After tasting these cookies, Raksha told its taste is similar to UNIBIC digestive biscuits . I felt very happy and proud with my baking .Friends, do try this easy, simple oats cookies without eggs and butter at home & enjoy it for your tea time with your loved ones. Even beginners can dare to try it. Ok, lets move on to the recipe !

January 22, 2014

Oats idli with wheat rava and vegetables is one of the healthy breakfast recipes for people who look for weight loss.I have been making this idli for years and somehow i have not posted this in my blog. Oats pongal and Oats idli are the recipes i make very often in my kitchen whenever myself and Sendhil opt for diet recipes.Usually i nake this Instant idli along withtomato mint chutney for his lunch.It stays soft for hours and it is his favourite lunch box recipe too.I must thank Sharmilee from whom i got this idea of using wheat rava. Earlier i used to make it using white rava like rava idli.I have used Quaker brand Indian Oats here.Ok,Lets see how to make healthy Oats Idli recipe..

Instant Oats idli

Instant oats idli with wheat rava and vegetables

Cuisine:Indian

Category:Breakfast

Serves:8-9 nos

Prep time:10 Minutes

Cook time:20 Minutes

Total time:30 Minutes

INGREDIENTS1 cup = 200ml

To roast and grind

Quaker Oats - 1 cup

To make batter

Wheat rava - 1/2 cup

Curd - 1/2 cup

Grated carrots - 3 tbsp

Grated cabbage – 1.5 tbsp

Green peas - 2 tbsp

Salt - as needed

Water - 3/4 - 1 cup (adjust)

Ginger - 1 inch piece

Green chillies - 1-2 nos (finely chopped)

Pepper corns - 1/2 tsp

Lemon juice - few drops

Eno fruit salt –3/4 tsp

Coriander leaves - 2 tbsp (finely chopped)

To temper

Cooking oil - 2 tsp

Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp

Urad dal - 1 tsp

Chana dal - 1 tsp

Curry leaves - few

Hing - a pinch

METHOD

Dry roast oats in a kadai for 2-3 minutes in medium flame.Powder it nicely.

In a kadai,heat oil and temper all the ingredients given above in the same order.Add the grated carrots,cabbage and peas.Saute for a minute.Now add the wheat rava & powdered oats flour.Roast for 2 minutes.Add salt and remove.Let it cool for 10 minutes.

August 29, 2013

Last month when i went for grocery purchase , i happened to see this recipe in quaker oats packet.I memorized the recipe & came home ..But i couldn’t try immediately.Yesterday,suddenly i reminded about this & tried with the recipe i had in my mind vaguely.I am not sure whether this is the exact recipe given in the packet.But it came out very flavourful , yummy & tasty.So i thought of posting here.Addition of oats made it more healthy.Do check out my Neer more/spiced buttermilk recipe in interested.

August 7, 2013

Oats pongal is Sendhil's most favourite oats recipes.I have been making this for long time but somehow i din’t post here. He says this is the best among all the oats recipes. I make this at least once in a week. Sometimes I pack this pongal for his breakfast when he leaves early from home.It stays soft for hours. As I make in pressure cooker, I would say this is the easiest and healthy one pot breakfast recipe.But make sure u add lesser salt than the usual quantity because oats needs lesser salt than rice,adding more makes the dish salty.

October 3, 2012

I prepared oats uthappam for the first time. We loved it a lot. So i thought of posting here. I got the recipe from sailu’s food. I made little changes to the original recipe.I did not add eno salt . Still it was so soft & tasty .Try this, u’ll love it for sure..We relished with coconut chutney !

Take the dosa tawa, heat it and add a ladleful of batter. Do not spread it. make it like a pancake.

Drizzle little oil around the sides.Now spread the onion slices as topping. Cover it with a lid for few minutes.

Then open the lid and carefully flip the dosa.

Keep the flame high and cover cook for few more minutes.

The onions will turn brownish with a nice smell.

Now remove the uttapam and serve hot with coconut chutney..

NOTES

I din’t use eno fruit salt or soda. It was still soft. Add it to get spongy soft uthappam.

There are numerous choices for topping. U can add all the vegetables along with onions too.cashews and other nuts can be added for nutty uthappam.

I mixed ginger , chillies and coriander leaves in the batter itself.U can add it as topping separately.

If u don’t have sour curd , add 1/2 cup buttermilk or fresh curd.

One more easy way of making uthappam with left over dosa batter is..

Add 1 cup of powdered oats to 1 cup of left over dosa batter and mix ginger , green chillies , finely chopped onions , curry & coriander leaves.Add little water if needed.It will also taste the best.U may feel its sticky & uncooked but it is not so. Its softness makes u feel like tat. If u want u can reduce the amount of oats and try !!

September 21, 2012

I make this oats dosa once in a week.This dosa will be crispy in the edges and soft in the middle. The crispness of this dosa lies in the consistency of batter like rava dosa.Adding more water makes it look dry.So add the water correctly.Wheat flour & oats gives the softness.. Do try this healthy dosa for breakfast or dinner. It tastes great with coconut chutney. I tried idli podi using horse gram as an accompaniment for this dosa which i’ll post soon ..Make this dosa & serve immediately for better taste. Oats tastes the best when it is eaten hot ;) Lets see how to make Instant oats dosa with Indian oats !

INGREDIENTS1 cup - 200ml

Powdered oats – 1/4 cup ( I used quaker quick oats)

Wheat flour – 1/4 cup

Rice flour – 1/8 cup

Sooji/rava – 3 tbsp

Pepper corns – 1 tsp

Jeera – 1.5 tsp

Ginger – 1 inch (chop finely)

Curry leaves – few

Coriander leaves – few

Sour buttermilk – 1/4 cup OR sour curd - 2 tbsp

Salt & water – as needed.

Big onion – 1 no (finely chopped – optional) ( i don’t use)

METHOD

Powder the oats and mix with all other flours together adding the required salt .. ( Dry roast the oats before powdering them is optional)

December 22, 2011

I have always wanted to try some barley recipes apart from barley water.When i was browsing for the same,I got an idea of making barley idli from here. I followed the same recipe.Idli came out super soft and tasty. I was not able to find i added barely.Thanks Aruna .Nowadays i make this idli very often.We can make crispy barley dosa as well.I wanted to make some changes to the recipe by adding oats and tried yesterday.My husband was surprised & asked me whether i’ve added oats and barley because there was no change in taste or smell from the usual idli recipe.Only the color of idli was different.He was very happy to have this idli for breakfast and dinner.I made dosas too. It was crispy and yummy.I have updated the pictures with step by step pictures.Hope it will be useful.Lets see how to make this healthy oats barley idli,dosa recipe.Check out my 12 Idli varieties HERE.

Barley oats idli recipe

Oats barley idli recipe - Healthy breakfast recipe

Cuisine:Indian

Category:Breakfast

Serves:Serves 4

Prep time:10Hours

Cook time:15 Minutes

Total time:10H 15Minutes

INGREDIENTS

1 cup - 200ml

Barley - 1 cup

Idli rice – 1 cup

Urad dal - 1/4 cup

Quick oats - 1/2 cup

Salt & water – as needed

METHOD

Wash and soak all the above ingredients for 5 hours. Before soaking , rinse and drain for 2-3 times to remove the dust in barley. Grind it smooth by adding the required water and salt.

Ferment it for a minimum of 12 hrs or over night.

The next day,batter would have raised or sometimes doubled. (based on weather)

Make idlies by steaming in idli pot.It takes about 15-20 mins for cooking. Check it by inserting the tip of the spoon. If it comes out clean,idli is cooked.

U can make crispy dosas also by adding water to the batter. Dilute the batter,mix well and make dosas.

Enjoy soft,healthy idlies with sambar or chutney !!

Note

Please rinse the barley and other ingredients for a minimum of 3 times to remove all the stones and debris before soaking. Please soak barley for 5 hours at least.

if u want , u can soak and grind urad dal & methi separately and then grind rice , barley , oats together .Finally mix both the batters and keep it for fermentation. Being lazy , i soaked and ground everything at once.

Also while grinding add water in small quantities whenever needed.It takes 25-35 mins for grinding. The consistency should be of normal idly batter consistency.

If u want to reduce the quantity of rice , u can make it to half cup and follow the same recipe.

U can increase the quantity of oats and try the same .

Please don’t reduce the ratio of urad dal as it gives the soft idly.If u want to use less urad dal , try adding rice flakes or cooked rice for softness.

Fermentation is very important here. If it doesn’t ferment properly , i cant guarantee u about the taste and softness.

October 20, 2011

Nowadays i am making oats buttermilk porridge and oats- wheat rava idly for my hubby very often. I wanted to try some other simple and yummy dish with oats. Last weekend i tried this for our breakfast . I got this recipe from aval vikatan supplementary. It was very nice. The actual recipe called for grinding , fermenting and all. But i made an instant paniyaram with little left over idli/dosa batter. The taste was awesome. It was like the usual one we make with idli batter.We loved it. Try this and let me know.I’ve also written the actual recipe at the end of the post.Please have a look at it.

INGREDIENTS

Quaker quick oats – 1/4 cup

Idly / dosa batter – 1/4 cup

Salt & water – As needed

To temper

Olive oil/ Cooking oil – 1 tsp

Mustard seeds – 1/4 tsp

Urad dal – 1/2 tsp

Channa dal – 1/2 tsp

Big onion – 1 no (chopped finely)

Green chilly – 1 no (-do-)

Ginger – 1 small piece

Curry leaves – a few

SOUR CURD – 1.5 TSP (OPTIONAL)

METHOD

Dry roast oats for few minutes and grind to make a fine powder.

Mix idly batter and powdered oats with the required salt and water. The batter should not be too thick.

Temper all the items given above and mix in the batter.

Take a non-stick paniyaram pan and pour the batter. Drizzle little oil if necessary.

Cover and cook for sometime. Flip and cook the other side for few mins.

Delicious oats paniyaram is ready to savour with coconut chutney or any other chutney of ur choice !!NOTE

This paniyaram would be very soft inside . So dont think its uncooked. It cooks very fast just like our normal paniyaram . Just cover and cook in sim fire for sometime. Its enough.

I dont like the smell of oats to be dominant here . So i’ve added equal quantity of oats and idly batter. U can lesser the amount of idli batter and try.

March 21, 2011

I think most of u know and make this porridge .U all may wonder if i say this is the first time i am making this .Yes, for the first time i prepared this quick , delicious porridge and enjoyed for breakfast today.I got this recipe from a blog , made some additions and relished with pickle .

INGREDIENTS 1 cup - 200ml

QUAKER OATS – 1 /2 CUP

Butter milk –2 cups or half cup of sour curd

Water & Salt – As needed

To temper :

Oil – 1 tsp

Mustard seeds – 1 tsp

Urad dal – 1 tsp

Red chilly – 1 no ( Pinched into two )

Curry leaves – a few

Asafetida – 2 pinches

Ginger – a small piece ( finely chopped)

Coriander leaves –Little ( chopped )METHOD

Soak the oats in water for 15 mins . This step is purely optional.

Pressure cook the oats till one whistle.Mash it well with a ladle.

Now add the buttermilk and salt. ( Add less buttermilk if it is too sour)

Temper all the items given above and add it to the oats mixture.

Mix well.Garnish with coriander leaves.

TIPS

If u feel the porridge is too sour, add milk or water to reduce the sourness and adjust the salt accordingly .

U can add finely chopped raw mango pieces to get a nice flavor and taste.